A Heated Conversation in the Cold Winter Town

[Izanami Midorikawa]

Karakura is Under MY Protection ރ I'm my own Person now. One that will destroy any who seek to harm Karakura ☠ Nami walked throughout the sleeping town of Karakura in the late chilling time of the year that caused her skin to shiver just a tiny amount bringing to attention that she might have worn something a little more helpful. It had been some time since she had been out walking around by herself as she had spent the better part of the last month trying to learn what it meant to be a human and how to live like one. She still couldn't grasp many of the basics and yet there was progress regardless of who looked upon what she was now an individual and not just a weapon something that she was never meant to become. It was a strange sensation to be walking freely without either of the other two with her to look after what she was doing. This was something that Nami felt she needed to do in order to truly figure out what she should and shouldn't be as a person and not just a tool. She was no longer under the control of Satsujun or anyone else in Xcution and yet there was still the possibility that Soul Society was going to treat her the same way. The thought had been crossing through her mind since she had decided to switch sides and become one of their Substitutes in Karakura, but it seemed they weren't particularly intent on telling her what to do and who to kill like Xcution. All she had been told was that her duty was to protect Karakura Town from spiritual forces that would wish to do harm to the normal people and other allies of Soul Society. From what she had been told and everything that she had done up to this point she knew that her duty was to protect Karakura like it was a living thing. Not only was she to prevent damage to the town as best she could though, but to protect the normal humans that lived in the town. As she moved throughout the cold streets of Karakura the young blonde called on the soul of the cement below her feet and bent her knees only to jump high into the air landing on the top of a four story building. Getting a vantage point on the town was something that Nami did often in order to hopefully protect the town in a better manner if it should be attacked by anything. The cold air was actually effecting Nami more than normal and for once the logical, apathetic nearly emotionless Fullbringer actually thought that adding a coat or another layer at all to her attire would actually aid her in her duties. That was when Nami picked up the sensation that Karakura was in store for something very bad that was just now entering it.

[Ailene Haschiro]

Meanwhile, in Hueco Mundo, Kazuna was rather curious in going back to the world of the living. It has been a while since his conversion into an Arrancar and he hasn't been in a while. The choice to go was the easy part, the harder one was actually getting there as Kazuna had never learned how to utilize a Garganta. This is the presence of Hollows was extremely useful. Kazuna walked around and found a Hollow rather quickly, roaming around. Kazuna walked up to a Hollow and drew Kurakusabyou. "Hollow....take me to the world of the living. If you can open the path...you won't have to die.", glaring at the Hollow. The hollow looked at Kazuna amusingly. "I don't know who you are, but demands such as that are simply unacceptable." as the hollow rushed at Kazuna, unaware of his Espada status. Kazuna lifted Kurabusabyou at a quick speed, halting just before the supposed neck of the hollow causing the hollow to stop dead in his tracks. "I won't repeat the order."

The hollow quickly recoiled and seemed to ponder for a moment. It was then that he focused on a space as a rift began to slowly cave in and then burst open. Kazuna quickly laughed and nodded in accordance to the Hollow's action. Kazuna began to move towards the Garganta and motioned the Hollow to follow him. Kazuna created a safe passage of Reishi and began to move towards the other exit, the Hollow following him close by. It was only after a few minutes that Kazuna hopped through the exit, the hollow who opened it still behind him. Kazuna turned around, staring the hollow down. "Once my business is done here, I will come back here so we can travel back. Don't even dare move from this spot unless I shall behead you in the slowest of ways." With that note, the hollow quickly nodded and Kazuna went out into the forest.

Traveling through the forest at night irritated Kazuna. The constant presence of life around him disgusted him. As he walked on and on, an image of a woman sprang into his mind. He had seen this woman before and it grew very heavy on his mind. He quickly shook his head to try and get rid of the image. Her death provided only problems for him. Some guilt, fear, and loneliness which he welcomed most of the time. Continuing through the dense foresty, Kazuna walked out of the forest and gazed upon Karakura town. "Most fascinating. This may be my only time to explore." as he walked about with no aim in mind. 

Walking through Karakura town proved to be somewhat interesting to Kazuna. He tried to mask his Spiritual Pressure somewhat, but not completely, unaware of any potential soul reapers that may have been in this area. Kazuna meanwhile had the most interested expression, looking at all Karakura had to offer. In retrospect, it reminded him of his own village that he lived in. Sweet memories that soon faded into darkness as he remembered the pain that came with that village. He shook his head quickly, dismissing the memory and continuing to walk through the streets of Karakura town, doing nothing to mask his apperance as it was nighttime.

[Izanami Midorikawa]

As she stood at the top of the four story building in Karakura Town the substitute shinigami picked up on what felt like a Hollows reiatsu just now entering in Karakura. This wasn't the first time that she had sensed the reiatsu of a Hollow entering into Karakura and as such she rushed off towards the general area of where she was picking up the reiatsu. As she jumped off from the top of the building to the street below though Nami picked up that she hadn't sensed out anything, but that single Hollow.

Right now she could feel someone or rather something more potent than that single Hollow. It took her more than a few moments as she rushed off towards the direction of what she was sensing to realize that what she was sensing had to be an Arrancar. Wondering why an Arrancar and a Hollow were in Karakua Town didn't cross Nami's mind in truth she wasn't even thinking about why they were here. She simply assumed that because they were here it meant that Karakura was in danger from any sort of action that they might do and thus it was her duty to simply eliminate them.

So that was her plan as she raced off from the building that she had been standing on when she had picked up the signature of this Hollow team. Running along the streets of Karakura getting ever closer to the general area that she could sense the Arrancar Nami began to motion her head from the left to the right as she moved to the center of the road. There weren't any normal humans out driving at the moment in Karakura or at least for the moment not in this area. Nami would have to eliminate these threats before they could attack a building that possessed sleeping helpless humans or found one that was out late for a stroll.

Based on where she could sense the Arrancar she was in the area around it while the Hollow hadn't seemed to move from where she had originally sensed it. Although that didn't mean that the Hollow couldn't have moved because Nami couldn't sense its exact location just the general location. She would deal with the Hollow later though. She knew there was the chance that the Hollow was more savage and rampage, but the Arrancar was without a doubt far more powerful making the potential of damage towards Karakura far greater at the hands of the Arrancar than the Hollow.

After running for around two minutes Nammi's feet ceased to progress across the road as she looked forward and saw to the side a figure on the street wearing what looked to be a completely white attire. Nami couldn't see in much detail from the distance between them, but that didn't stop her from rushing towards the entity until she was starring at him from a distance of fifteen feet. "Leave now or die Arrancar." Nami spoke in the typical apathetic emotionless manner that she always did as she saw the remains of his mask confirming that this was the Arrancar.

[Ailene Haschiro]

Kazuna, still walking through the expanses of Karakura town, he was thinking about encounters with potential Shinigami. His spiritual pressure gave him the idea that he made be found quickly, but as he went on, he dismissed the thought, assuming that a Shinigami wouldn't spend their time in such a measly town. Kazuna walked very casually, still playing off the threat of potential Shinigami as mere child's play. Unlike Shinigami, Kazuna didn't have to watch out for the inhabitants giving him a distinct tactical advantage over those who a "righteous" path.

It was with eventual time that Kazuna felt a distinct feeling separate from the Hollow's spirit. As he began walking, a smile of both interest and hate formed on his lips. He recoiled slightly at the thought and softly spoke, "Hollow?...". Despite feeling it, Kazuna continued on without a care in the world. He could not distinguish the location of the Hollow, but he knew he didn't need to. As always, they would always come right to him. He knew this and was determined to take full advantage of it.

Walking down the path, he saw a figure making headway towards him. Kazuna was intrigued and stood still, trying to deduce what the figure was before she stopped about 15 feet away from him. Kazuna gazed at the woman and smiled. She looked somewhat frail, but Kazuna knew better than to make assumptions about opponents he had no business fighting. He tried to assume a route of diplomacy and talk which was interrupted by Izanami's idle threat. Kazuna could only roll his eyes. 

Kazuna stood straight and looked at Izanami with similar apathetic gazes. As the harbinger of the aspect Nihilism, Kazuna would not let himself be intimidated by just anyone. He continued standing straight and placing his hands into the robe. "I am not looking for trouble. It would be more beneficial for myself, you and all the inhabitants of this town if you simply let me be on my way." Kazuna dropped his hand to his side and simply eyed the Shinigami. He could tell that she was no slouch. In the meantime, Kazuna weighed his options. While he could not sense her overall skill, he knew it to be enough to be able to hold his own. This is what he deduced at the very least.

Kazuna looked up at the sky, noting the night sky to be rather dreadful. He returned his attention to Izanami and flashed a quick smile. "I will admit that I am curious as to you being felt as a Hollow. You don't seem like an Arrancar nor a hollow. I don't quite understand." Kazuna began to somewhat slouch over as he set his cold gaze upon Izanami, his hand at the back of his robe on Kurakusabyou in case things got ugly.

[Izanami Midorikawa]

As Nami stood fifteen feet separating herself from this Arrancar that had just walked into Karakura Town it seemed both entities were starring the other down with apathetic gazes. Neither of them appeared to be threatened by the other which would make an onlooker if there were any present watching wonder if either both of them couldn't sense reiatsu at all which wasn't the actual case or perhaps both of them just were simply to overconfident in their own abilities. Although she had sensed it the entity was in front of her right now making it one hundred percent clear that this entity was an Arrancar.

He spoke once Nami had issued the warning that she tended to give any potentially dangerous spiritual entity that hadn't already started to cause harm to Karakura. If he had began to attack the buildings that the normal humans of Karakura lived within or even the buildings that they valued as part of the life that they all led than he wouldn't have been given a warning. He would have been eliminated immediately. It seemed though that this Arrancar believed that Nami wasn't someone to be taken seriously and that he could simply speak to her in anyway that he wished. He wished to make his way throughout Karakura Town and claimed that it would be safer for all of the inhabitants and Nami herself if she simply let him do what he wanted.

As he finished speaking Nami could easily spot that he motioned his hand down toward his side. It was possible that even though he was an Arrancar he was an entity that employed outside weapons or equipment which would make anticipating his tactics much more difficult. His attention though wasn't completely set on her which left him open in a few different spots and why Nami didn't simply rush him in the moment that he looked to the night sky even Nami herself did't know.

That is when this Arrancar revealed to Nami that he could in fact sense reiatsu as he brought up the simple fact that Nami wasn't an ordinary Fullbringer. It was something that Nami had learned a long time ago from her various assignments. She was much different than everything else. Why she was different she didn't know and in reality she didn't really care. Finding out would mean she'd need to go back to that organization and that wasn't something she was going to do unless it involved destroying it and that man.

"What I am doesn't matter. I'm the guardian of Karakura Town and if you don't leave now then your existence will end here." Nami watched as the Arrancar reached for the top of his zanpakuto and as he did her eyes simply starred into his own dark eyes. Her silver eyes of strange mysterious beauty held one single message to this Arrancar. DIE. "If you grab your zanpakuto I'll take it as a sign of attack and be forced to eliminate you Arrancar." Nami brought her right hand up to the base of her throat grabbing her dog tags in anticipation of a battle against this Arrancar.

[Ailene Haschiro]

Kazuna gazed at Izanami curiously. Her overall demeanor and attitude had greatly intrigued Kazuna heavily. Despite this, however, Kazuna's smile turned sour as she said that she was the protector of Karakura town. Kazuna had always found protection to be such a futile concept. It didn't matter what was protected, all would decay and reach its end. Nothing is absolute. In the same vain, so would Karakura town. Due to the circumstances and in an effort to avoid potential conflict since Kazuna didn't look for a fight. Instead of drawing Kurakusabyou, Kazuna simply looked to place his hand on the scythe for protective purposes.

His eyes became slightly clearer and less apathetic. "You should know that I am not looking for conflict. I was simply curious as to why you seek to provoke strife based on my being an Arrancar." Kazuna began chuckling to himself slightly. He got the vague sense that Izanami simply did not want him there. Admittedly, it did not surprise him. Why would the likes of him be appreciated anywhere, but among his fellow teammates? "You seem like one to fight for the purposes of protecting this town. Well, know that I have no quarrel with you or the inhabitants of this town."

As Kazuna looked around the town, he looked at numerous buildings and the night sky. Smiling as a result, he set his gaze upon Izanami. "Now, I can't just leave. I was having fun just walking around and experiencing the land of the living again. After all it's been a while. I won't look for conflict with you....on the other hand, don't think that if you seek conflict, that I will simply stand here and let myself be killed." He sighed greatly at the thought of fighting. Blood, Strife, War, all trivial in the face of what really mattered to Kazuna, death. The belief that nothing in life mattered. On the other hand, Kazuna had a goal and he was going to see it through. 

He thought back to his walk through the forest. The plethora of life completely disgusted Kazuna and actually set him into a bad mood. Going through the town and seeing empty streets and enjoying the walk had calmed him down. He wasn't going to let that be ruined by some impudent soul who thought that she could merely order him around or threaten him. He stood still, staring Izanami down, still trying to sense any form of malice. In essence, Kazuna was waiting to see if she would make a move or not. He hoped that he had talked her down.

[Izanami Midorikawa]

The large scythe that this Arrancar kept on him was a weapon that Nami had only seen a handful of times and fought even less than that despite the many years of her life being devoted to nothing other than battle. A scythe was a pole-arm weapon that due to her inexperience in facing wouldn't be something that she could easily anticipate when compared to that of a sword. If this Arrancar was here to attack her despite his own apathetic gaze that met her own Nami was sure that she would be facing off in close quarters against a foe that could potentially inflict serious wounds upon her. This meant that she couldn't let her guard down at all and was actively sensing the flow of his reiatsu making sure that he wouldn't be able to get off a sonido and strike her down prior to her own defense coming up.

Strangely enough though the apathetic gaze that seemed to be starring down her own silver eyes broke and the Arrancar chuckled almost as if he were human. Nami had fought against many different Hollows and most of them were mindless creatures that were driven only through the hunger that they could never truly quench. None of them had ever chuckled quite like this Arrancar in front of him even those that possessed enough of themselves to speak. Just how much of a difference was an Arrancar to a Hollow? Nami wasn't sure, but right now it didn't matter because this Arrancar was in Karakura and Nami knew that like Hollows, Arrancar had attacked Karakura in the past and she wasn't going to allow it to happen again.

This Arrancar claimed that he wasn't in Karakura to cause harm or anything of the sort he was here to simply see the town and nothing else. Claiming that he was simply trying to revisit the world of the living and that he had no intention of attacking Karakura town at all. Nami thought about it for a moment. The idea of an Arrancar coming to Karakura Town to simply see it and not attack it despite the heavy Shinigami influence didn't seem all that logical yet at the same time speaking to her instead of attacking her if he planned on it wasn't logical either unless he was awaiting a chance to strike her down when she dropped her guard. Could see allow this Arrancar to wonder throughout Karakura?

No! The chance of the Arrancar simply launching a bala or cero at a random building and killing potentially dozens of humans was to much. Nami had a singular duty to protect the people of Karakura. While she had been told that her life was no in her own hands and not those of Soul Society or the organization that had controlled her throughout the majority of her life, even now she fell back to the simple idea that she was meant to serve a purpose. That purpose was no longer to eliminate anyone that she was informed about, but instead to guard life. "Experience the human world elsewhere. I won't prevent you from leaving to a different part of Japan. I can't allow you any further into Karakura though."

[Ailene Haschiro]

Kazuna sighed greatly and stared at Izanami with annoyance more than anything. She obviously felt that she needed to protect this town like she had a sworn duty to it. This admittedly amused Kazuna and he looked down at the ground chuckling silently. Returning his look back to Izanami with both curiosity and disgust. He shook his head and gripped Kurakusabyou by the middle of the hilt and pulled it to his side, but not aiming the blade at Izanami. His expression changed to anger, "Look girl, I'm not in the mood to be patronized consistently by someone who has some vague notion that she has to protect this town from everyone who enters. If I wanted to destroy something...don't you think I would have already." his grip becoming tighter as he spoke. 

Even with this display of anger, Kazuna tried to talk this out. He wasn't in the mood to fight, but this woman was beginning to get on his nerve. He sighed and looked up at the sky walking forward a few feet. Then returning his gaze back down he smiled somewhat. "It is a little funny that someone like yourself places so much value into this town. What you don't seem to realize is that I don't wish to destroy anything, but you are getting on my nerves." as he gritted his teeth at her. Kazuna had no plans of hiding his intentions. If she wanted a fight, then she was gonna get it. Kazuna knew he had to play carefully around her if it came down to it.

It was then that Kazuna lowered Kurakusabyou's blade scraping it somewhat against the ground. He shook his head at trying to talk Izanami out of it. If she attacked him, he wasn't sure if he could take her, but he would sure as hell do his best. That was all he could do. If she proved to be stronger than him, then he had no quarrel about possibly succumbing to the void. He found some solace in the idea of death meeting him today, but he had a goal and he was going to see it though. He would fight though any challenge provided to him. As per usual, he sighed and simply looked at Izanami, waiting on her next potential response.

[Izanami Midorikawa]

Well it seemed that this Arrancar might turn out to be a bit of trouble as he opposed being told to get out of Karakura. Nami had no problem engaging in combat against an Arrancar she had done so many times in the past yet if such a thing was going to happen it always placed not just the structures that made up Karakura in danger, but also the citizens of the town as well. Should she be forced to fight against this entity in order to get him out of Karakura she would have to do her best to make sure that she kept collateral damage to a minimum . . . like always.

"The moment that you try to cause any sort of damage to Karakura will be the moment that you forfeit your existence. I suggest you leave now before you make such a mistake." Her blank expression and soulless gaze would give no hint of her bluffing or lying nor confidence for Nami simply was in all truth speaking exactly what she felt and what she would do. Although she had some notion of emotion now after everything that had happened she was still far from a normal person and more than likely would never become one.

The Arrancar made his next move though as he stepped forward a few steps and Nami prepared for the ensuing combat yet held off on releasing her Fullbring completely as the dog tags around her neck simply transformed in a bright flash of grey light revealing her Fullbring to be a large claymore that she grabbed from in front of her chest with her right hand in mid fall. "I may not know what you're capable of Arrancar. Nor do I care if you truly intend to cause harm to Karakura or not. You're to much of a risk and I cannot tolerate risks of your magnitude in Karakura. This'll be your last warning."

[Ailene Haschiro]

As the Noveno Espada planted his feet, he looked at Izanami one more time. A human with a hollow's reaitsu taking on an Espada. Was she that dense? Kazuna should have left. He should have left this poor woman to do what she wanted here. He, however, couldn't find himself being able to move. His body was still, not moving backwards in the slightest. Something was keeping him there. Something that could not quite be explained.

Kazuna wanted to leave as whether Izanami lived or not was irrelevant. Within the deep reaches of his mind, however, there was this odd sensation. One of bloodlust. Killing for fun. For no other reason than to enjoy it. A rather strange notion to the Kazuna that stood before Izanami, but not a strange one to the second personality buried within the Noveno Espada. When it comes loose, blood would certainly drain.

The interesting thing was not that, however, it was Izanami. Her resolve seemed to deepen. Looking at Kazuna with apparent soulless eyes, Kazuna had seen those before. They were like his own. How they used to be. An uncaring attitude, but was it a ploy? Did she really not value her safety at all. Or if they were to fight him, would she really risk the safety of these innocent people? This elicited some interest within the Espada.

Kazuna leaned back a bit as this woman simply formed some massive claymore, grabbing it. As she began to talk, Kazuna actually zoned out and was more curious as to the nature of what this woman was. He eyed her Claymore and smirked a bit. This was making him extremely interested. Fighting a spiritually adept human? Why not? Kazuna could learn from this encounter. The Arrancar moved his hand to his back and pulled up.

From his back, Kazuna grabbed his scythe, Kurakusabyou. Kazuna looked at Izanami and began to talk quietly. "If that is what you wish, I can comply. I tried to solve this with reason and apparently failed. Since conversation can never transcend the boundaries of racial differences, then I can gladly entertain you." One thing was for sure. There was interest in the Noveno's voice. He sighed and blinked at Izanami.

As he began to move his scythe back and forth, the blade scraped against the ground creating sparks. That dreadful sound would repeat over and over as Kazuna allowed that scythe to swing back and forth like a pendulum. "Allow me to introduce myself. I am Kazuna Hashiro, Noveno Espada. Despite your unconditional hate, may I know how I have to face in combat?" Kazuna finally planted the bottom blade into the ground and waited for a possible answer or aggressive move.

[Izanami Midorikawa]

The situation was now as plain as the sky was blue while the Arrancar reached behind him in order to grab his zanpakuto and bring it forward. This was escalating into a battle that could potentially put the citizens of Karakura in danger which meant that like always Nami would need to eliminate the threat as swiftly as possible. Moving towards her he rotated his zanpakuto the large scythe cutting into the pavement of the road that the both of them stood upon. There was no doubt that the surrounding area wouldn't at least suffer a minor degree of danger anything larger though she couldn't allow.

As he got closer and closer though Nami realized something strange about this Arrancar. The way that he was looking at her changed. At first his expression and the interior of his eyes possessed what seemed to be the same as her. She had believed that like her he may be an entity of logic and fact one that wasn't burdened by the surges of emotion. Now though that still calm was gone replaced by what she had learned was called lust. This wasn't the same lust that she saw men express when coming to speak with her or random women on the streets yet like that of a rabbit animal . . . in the end he was still a Hollow.

"There is no racial difference between us. You simply want to go where you're not welcome. Now proceed into oblivion at the hands of Nami Azikawa." Nami's grip on her Fullbring as she changed the angle of the claymore to face the Arrancar to point directly at his face with the blade horitzontally rather than vertically. The Arrancar revealed that he was the Noveno of the Espada which meant that he would more than likely be a powerful entity that could slaughter Karakura if Nami didn't stop him here so that meant she couldn't allow herself to give him a movement more to breathe.

Focusing her reiatsu into her feet Nami rushed forward taking that first step with the execution of Movement in order to increase her movement speed up to 600 and close the distance between both her and Kazuna in little more than an instant. As she stepped forward though Nami flowed her reiatsu more through her Fullbring awakening Shakunetsu no Netsu no Kami who would be the weapon by which this Arrancar met his end. The claymore didn't change at all physically meaning that despite her sudden skyrocket in reiatsu signature if this Arrancar couldn't sense reiatsu he wouldn't be able to tell that she just likely released her true power.

Nami knew that Kazuna's scythe was longer than her claymore and while even her claymore wasn't the best at extremely close combat it would hold the advantage against a pole-arm at such a distance. Wielding it with just her right hand Nami upon reaching Kazuna would thrust her claymore forwards aiming for the side of his left shoulder. If he were to move in order to evade Nami would quickly shift her grip and swing towards him. If he were to try and swing his zanpakuto at her as she closed the distance though Nami would shift Shakunetsu to block the blade of the scythe then try and push the Arrancar backwards by pushing against his zanpakuto with her Fullbring.

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{Stats & Skills}
Strength: 200 (120)
Speed: 200
Spiritual Pressure: 270
Reiatsu Strength: 400 (700)
Instincts: 100
Senses: 100
Energy Sensory: 100
Healing Expertise: 0
Light Aura: 0
Dark Aura: 100

Learning: 2
Calm Mind: 2
Weapon*Swords: 2
Pain Tolerance: 2
Battle Analysis: 2
Martial Art*Taekwondo: 2

[Ailene Haschiro]

Kazuna thought about this for a moment. It would seem to definitely escalate into a fight, but all what he could do is oblige. A strange new sensation overcame him. One with the wish to test this girl. What she could do. Every tiny drop of information was of use to Kazuna so this fight could bring about a number of things. Perhaps she was right and he was outmatched or maybe she was simply in over her head? The Noveno Espada was not entirely sure.

With that being said, Kazuna waited for her to make the first move. That claymore seemed to atleast if anything be slow. This gave Kazuna a slight edge as his weapon was a very unorthodox and highly technical weapons. Most kinds of polearms were technical weapons, but the scythe did not even originally start out as one. It was a farmers tool fashioned into what it was today. Analysis now went out the window as Kazuna now experienced an attack.

Izanami spent no amount of mercy upon the Noveno Espada as she clearly struck for his shoulder. Quite the interesting place to strike first, but not bad naturally. Seeing this, Kazuna quickly went through the options in his head. Swiftly deciding on one, Kazuna quickly reduced his stature by dropping down, one knee bent and one on the ground still holding his scythe. He quickly moved his scythe to the side so the blade was facing behind him and on the side where Izanami was.

Then it came, using a Sonido to accelerate his entire being, the static sound lasted for a second as Kazuna kicked off, moving at a very low altitude. With the Sonido, his speed reached 800 and he aimed to move past Izanami to also evade the second strike since Kazuna dodged. The real threat, however, was the scythe that followed. As soon as Kazuna would get past Izanami, the scythe would soon follow looking to clip Izanami legs. The scythe naturally if it hit would completely sever her upper body from her lower body.

If she would and parry the oncoming strike, Kazuna would quickly orient himself to standing behind Izanami and raising his hand. If she did not respond, she would possibly feel a bala hitting her back which would certainly not be preferable to her. Kazuna on the other hand was fighting at a pace where he could gage what she could do. Granted if she simply evaded the strike, Kazuna would not go with a bala, but instead wait to see what she would do.

The Noveno Espada was not fighting at his full potential as to fight at his full capacity as it would require her to go up against that horrid personality of his. The part of him that wanted nothing, but blood to fill the streets. Despite being his opponent, Kazuna did not want to subject her to that. If that were to be forced, then surely this woman would have a psychopath on her hands. Not one who kills because he thinks it's right, but pure love of blood and murder.

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{Stats & Skills}Stats while Sealed
Strength - 100 x .4 = 40
Speed - 250 x .4 = 100
Spiritual Pressure - 250 
Reiatsu Strength - 400 
Light Aura - 40
Dark Aura - 60
Instinct - 100 x .4 = 40
Senses - 85 x .4 = 34
Energy Sensory - 60
Healing Expertise - 0

Stats while Released
Strength - 100 
Speed - 250 
Spiritual Pressure - 250 x 2.5 = 625
Reiatsu Strength - 400 x 2.5 = 1000
Light Aura - 40
Dark Aura - 60
Instinct - 100 
Senses - 85 
Energy Sensory - 60 x 1.5 = 90
Healing Expertise - 0

Total SP: [1245 Points]

[Analyzing] [3]

[Calm Mind] [2]

[Strength of Will] [1]

[Anti-Stealth] [2]

[Illusion Resist] [1]

[Lack of Fear] [2]

[Battle Analysis] [2]

[Pain Tolerance] [2]

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{Reiatsu }
-50 [Sonido]
Reiatsu: 2450/2500

[Izanami Midorikawa]

This situation wasn't deescalating in fact it was the reverse perhaps another Fullbringer or rather Substitute Shinigami would have seen that coming and changed their tone towards this Arrancar yet Nami in her apathy only saw a potential problem that she couldn't allow to step any closer to both Karakura the town and the citizens that called the town their home. This was as far as she could allow the Arrancar to get and thus she went on the offense against him. As she slashed at his shoulder the Arrancar quickly dropped down to one knee so that her claymore would pass over him. It was a quick evasion and Nami knew based on that, that this battle wasn't going to be so simple and she was right to prevent him from going any deeper into Karakura.

Under normal circumstances Nami would have attacked with her physical body by turning around and delivering a kick to the Arrancar's face yet Nami facing faced off against Arrancar's in the past knew how difficult it was to inflict damage upon Arrancar when they possessed Heirro. Nami could sense the reiatsu of the Arrancar spiking meaning that he was channeling his reiatsu in preparation to execute some sort of technique against her. It all took place over the time of a single instant as this Arrancar shifted his zanpakuto position and then executed Sonido towards Nami. While she the moment that she sensed a spike in his reiatsu executed Bringer Light. As a result both of them would vanish at the same moment.

In the moment that followed there would be a smash that sounded through the street. The Arrancar was some feet away from Nami now as she landed back on the stret after jumping up into the air at an accelerated speed only to than land right where the Arrancar had been standing by striking downwards with her claymore which was impaled into the street. Pulling her claymore from the street's depths she kept her eyes focused on the Arracar's back. It took a moment to pull her claymore from the street in a way similar to the legend of the English King of Old only to then focus her reiatsu along her Fullbring and then throw her massive claymore horizontally at the back of the Arrancar executing the technique Hurling Assault which sent her claymore soaring towards the Arrancar at a speed of 400 with a force of 300. She would watch and see if the Arrancar was either impaled and killed or managed to evade and keep this battle going until eventually she cut him down.

Remaining Reiatsu: 2550/2700
Hurling Assault: {-100}
Bringer Light: {-50}

[Ailene Haschiro]

After his little trick with the Sonido, Kazuna saw the woman disappear alongside him. He was not sure of the capabilities of the Fullbringer, but he did feel some uprising in reiaitsu involving her. It was quite interesting, but it seemed like a step technique from what Kazuna could gather. The woman then soon appeared seemingly above him, plunging her claymore into the street in an apparent attempt to impale him.

Thankfully the Sonido was fast enough to carry Kazuna far past the point she impaled. With quick feet, he stopped himself and rotated to face this woman. With a quick breath, he regained his composure and Kazuna moved his scythe alongside his arm. The pole now ran parallel to him as he crouched and bent his knees. He looked at Izanami for quick second before the girl used her next attack.

The Claymore was thrown in some odd fashion that Kazuna could not help, but laugh. This was not the time for chokes, however, as Kazuna found the blade itself to move at a surprising speed. The range between her and himself, however, gave him time to react. In accordance to this, Kazuna shifted the weight of his feet and quickly pivoted to the side, keeping his scythe in the same position, but to aid his defense, Kazuna moved the blade of his scythe to try and use the claymore to his advantage.

As he was now out of harms way, he braced himself. The blade of the claymore clashed with his scythe and did knock him back a few dozen feet. The plan was to use that force to propel himself backwards while standing his ground so he may not lose his footing. With extreme difficulty, he atleast was able to do that, but in that movement, the claymore was slightly repelled and landed halfway between the two of them.

Kazuna looked at Izanami and smirked a bit. This was interesting. Fighting someone who he did not know upon their first meeting. How very Shinigami like. He knew she was not a Shinigami, however. She did not know the traits. She was not Hollow either. It was odd. Kazuna moved his neck from side to side and sighed. "I am impressed with your ability. You do keep me on my toes. Since you have intent to kill...perhaps I should respond in kind..."

The next thing Izanami would see is Kazuna grab the hilt of his blade with two hands. He would then softly say, "Rot and Decay, Kurakusabyou." The blade slowly began to wither away like a flower. Kazuna would now appear with a weapon which was a neat little trick of Kazuna's resurreccion. That was not the point, however as Kazuna's very body began to shift. To shift into a being of death.

Kazuna's entire body began to melt off. His skin turned grey and melted to reveal a skeleton beneath. Hollow eyes and bones that soon grew connective cartilage in between to support each other. Kazuna's robes would appear far more tattered and the back would sink down to the ground. It would appear to flow despite there not being a breeze. It was quite the interesting sight.

The final change was Kazuna now holding dual kamas that appeared in his hands. Most notably was a smile that could be seen. He began to speak in a deepened and resonating voice. "We have not had enough...blood. Allow me to fix that shall we?"  Kazuna could feel his spiritual strength returning to him as well as his speed. He often had to keep his abilities suppressed because his true power was behind his release.

Now with this, Kazuna would suddenly disappear. A Sonido. His now bolstered speed allowed Kazuna to move at an intense speed of 2400. He ended up behind the Fullbringer. If she could see his kama's, they seemed to glow with a purple reiatsu, giving off a wispy aura. Kazuna quickly turned around and slashed at her four times in rapid succession. The strikes were brutal, but they were not the true threat.

Kazuna's blades were charged with reaitsu. It was a sign that his use of his ability was showing. If Izanami was hit at all, she would feel odd. For however, many time she was hit, The girl would feel a large mass forming at the place of contact. The number of masses was equal to the amount of times she was hit. They were about half the size of a hand. For every lump on her body, she would feel an ever increasing stamina and reaitsu drain. Kazuna only laughed during this onsalught, excited to see what she would do.

Primera Etapa: 1/12

Soul Specialist: Restored RS & Speed

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{Reiatsu}
-400 [Resureccion]
-100 [Sonido]
-100 [Volatile Decay 4x]
Current Reiatsu 1800/2500

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{Volatile Decay}
Technique Name: Volatile Decay

Technique Description and Effects:
Volatile Decay acts very similar to a short-lived form of necrosis. It is applied upon contact of his Zanpakutou. Any hit with the blade will apply Volatile Decay. The contact point includes any body part or the targets release weapon. It is an ability that he toggles and once activated, every swing drains 25 Reiatsu. Once applied, it remains for 5 posts. Volatile Decay can be applied up to 5 times on the same target. A successful hit with it active will apply one lump at the point of contact. Every lump drains 50 reiatsu per post from the victim. The lumps from volatile decay have a secondary effect. Every lump on an opponent increases stamina drain. For every lump, the afflicted victim suffers greater stamina drain as if they are going at a speed of 50+ their current. I.E if someone with one lump is going at a speed of 100, stamina drain will apply as if they are going at 150. Conversely with 2 lumps, it would be 200. In total 5 lumps would equate stamina drain at 350 speed which affects the physical exhaustion of the victim, creating any stamina penalty one would encounter at 300+ speed.

Technique Drawbacks: Volatile decay can only affect targets consisting of some form of Reishi. Furthermore, the decay can only add up to a total of 5 lumps on a victim. If toggled, reaitsu will be drained from the user regardless if they hit or not. Lumps can be resisted if the target has a 50% offensive stat superiority.

Made by: Kazuna Hashiro

Reserved?Yes

[Izanami Midorikawa]

Nami could felt he resistance of the road as she plunged her Fullbring into its form which told her that she had been unsuccessful in striking the Arrancar. She landed on the road and pulled her Fullbring from the earth as she gazed over at the Arrancar who was now standing much in the same place that she had been a moment ago. That was a tricky attack he had just attempted and if Nami hadn't been intending to strike him down as well she knew she could have very well just died.

Lucky or in her view as a simple matter of fact Nami wasn't the type of hold back which meant that this Arrancar was at least good enough to survive the first exchange so he was beyond a mindless Hollow. The position that this Arrancar was in now was very similar to what he had just been in. Nami wasn't sure, but it seemed like he may attempt to use the same attack twice in rapid succession. She couldn't allow that thus she executed Hurling Assault.

Her aim was on point after training for hours upon hours she watched as her Fullbring soared towards the Arrancar in position to strike him dead in the chest at which point she was confident that he'd be finished. It was clear though that such wasn't going to happen now though as the Arrancar quickly stepped to the side out of the course that her Fullbring was traveling. The Arrancar wasn't content to simply evade though as he clashed his zanpakuto against her Fullbring.

Nami watched as her Fullbring pushed back the Arrancar skidding against the road until after dozens of feet the Arrancar pushed back against her claymore sending it back towards her. It was at this point that Nami stepped forward executing Movement to accelerate her speed so that she would be able to close the distance and grab her Fullbring by its handle before it touched the road.

This battle was definitely starting to pick up pace and Nami wasn't sure if she would be able to contain the threat after seeing that the Hurling Assault wasn't enough to break his zanpakuto or injury him. This meant that she would have to give it everything that she could and eliminate him as swiftly as possible. The Arrancar may be smirking and enjoying himself yet if he actually took a moment to feel Nami's reiatsu he would be surprised to find that she felt more like a Hollow than a Human.

The Arrancar spoke to her remarking about her ability to fight and how he should respond to her abilities. "I've warned you multiple times and will continue to do so until you're either dead or gone." The Arrancar then changed the grip on his zanpakuto and then would word something soft only for his reiatsu to spike massively. It was obvious that this Arrancar was no longer toying around and was going to release his true power.

His zanpakuto seemed to simply fall apart as his body began to change in front of her. Nami would react in turn her own reiatsu spiking to match the extreme altitude of the Arrancar's as Nami's Fullbring seemed to seethe with power as the air around it became bone dry. She watched as the Arrancar that she was facing seemed to transform into a skeleton draped in a black beaten uniform almost as if he were a Shinigami.

Nami prepared to fight a much more difficult battle as she brought her right arm along with her Fullbring up back behind her in the same manner as if it were sheathed behind her. The Arrancar spoke once again now stating that there wasn't enough blood spilled yet. His zanpakuto had changed into a single handed kama yet there was two of them. This meant that she would have to watch two separate zanpakuto in this battle.

Nami was prepared to release all of her true strength when she felt the reiatsu of the Arrancar spiked even higher which gave away that he was about to make a move against her. She'd return in kind by focusing on her Fullbring in order to ready perhaps her greatest technique. The air around her was pulled around her Fullbring which wrapped around the blade quickly. Just like that The Arrancar would vanish. His zanpakuto were melee and Nami felt she knew what he was going to do based on what she had seen of him so far.

As the Arrancar appeared behind Nami she would execute her technique known as the Eriasodo. The flurry of attacks that this Arrancar had been preparing to to unleash against her were ceased just prior to being executed by a large shove of heavy air that was released from Nami's Fullbring as she swung it to her side. The air would shove the Arrancar with a force of 350 sending him backwards more than likely another dozen feet just as the Hurling Assault had done moments earlier. Nami would hear the sound of the Arrancar being sent backwards though and react in turn. Focusing her reiatsu directly into her eyes Nami would unleash not a single technique now, but her true full power.

Nami's eyes now were completely changed no longer a sharp silver color or the typical orb pupils. Everything had been altered now by her ability. Her eyes were now golden in color with vertically slanted pupils much like a feline or some other savage animal. Unlike most combatants Nami didn't execute a step technique in order to attack the Arrancar after sending him backwards. Instead she simply turned to face him once again. The moment that the Arrancar stopped moving it would happen. Nami was looking right at him almost as if nothing was happening when she lifted her Fullbring like she had done before almost like she was going to use Hurling Assault once again.

It would look like this dumb human was going to try and use a technique that hadn't worked last time more than once when suddenly the Arrancar would feel off almost like he had a pretty bad headache. The air around him was squeezing him! He would feel like something was pushing on his skull from all around him almost like he was trapped in a circular vice grip. Nami was commanding the air around the Arrancar to do just that push on the head of this Arrancar with force that would increase every moment that passed. Would he react like a typical human and start to panic with instincts of survival or would he stay calm like a monster. Nami would wait to see and if he attacked her that would be the last straw even if it meant damaging Karakura itself, she would eliminate this Arrancar.

Fullbring: 1/10

Royal Gaze: 1/10

Remaining Reiatsu: 1250/2700
Eriasōdo: {-200}
Fullbring: {-200}
Royal Gaze: {-750}
Soul Dominance: {-150}

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{Royal Gaze}
Technique Name: Royal Gaze
Class: 3
Technique Type: Other
Technique Element: N/A

Technique Description and Effects: A technique until recently only that appeared throughout the Kuchiki family. One that stemmed from the blood of royalty fusing together with that of commoners. It's no longer tamed to one family however it's revealed itself on another someone unlike all of the others someone alive. Izanami being the daughter of Satsujun has usage of this technique the same as those born from Aoi in the Kuchiki family. There is a major difference between this technique's appearance when used by Izanami however which is believed to be due to her actually being a human and not a Shinigami. While this technique normally only causes one eye to change color for one reason or another both of Izanami's eyes change. Izanami's silver eyes when this technique is activated turn a dark gold that shine. At the same time her pupils become slanted vertically like that of a feline. When active the veins around Izanami's face become pronounced and easily visible around her cheeks, forehead and eyes due to what can only be assumed is massive stress or reiatsu being run throughout the veins into her eyes.

The true ability of Nami's eyes has been discovered, once believed to possess the ability to manipulate metal through sight these golden eyes are much more than anyone ever assumed. Izanami being a descendant of the Soul King possesses these eyes through his blood alone. The true power of Izanami's eyes don't just allow her to manipulate metal through sight, but in fact work in a way similar to the Fullbringer ability to command souls. Whereas the souls of most things can be utilized to accomplish remarkable things by commanding them through the natural ability that Fullbringer's possess these eyes function on a much higher plane. By mere sight alone Izanami is able to command the souls of creation to do her bidding.

The major difference between Izanami's eyes and the normal abilities and techniques that Fullbringers possess seems to simply be that Izanami's eyes can command things to a greater degree. Aside from being able to command the souls of objects and nature itself these eyes enable Izanami to utilize any Soul Command techniques that don't rely on the body to function from a distance. For example if there was a Soul Command technique that forms the ground into a specific shape in front of the Fullbringer, Izanami's eyes would enable her to utilize this same technique from a distance. These eyes allow Izanami to command up to the size of a mustang car in size from a maximum distance of 100 feet. Duration is 10 posts. Once Mastered Nami is better able to handle the stress placed on her body which in turn results in the size that she can effect being diminished only after 5, 8, 11 posts.

How to use technique: Izanami focuses her reiatsu into her eyes. Once activates Izanami needs to focus on whatever it is that she wishes to command.

Technique Drawbacks: Costs 750 reiatsu. Izanami can only use her eyes together meaning that if one of them is damaged then this technique can't be activated. The major drawback of these eyes is the simple fact that the power that they possess is overwhelming for a human. Izanami although a spiritual human is still limited physically compared to spiritual races which truly shows due to the fact that the longer this technique is kept active the more her vision diminishes along with the potency of this technique. Nami's sight begins to deteriorate immediately from the stress of her eyes. After the first post of activation Nami can no longer see anything passed 90 feet. Everything passed this point is total darkness to Nami and only continues. After every post the distance that Nami can see diminishes another 10 feet.

After 3 posts have passed the size that Nami can command diminishes down to the size of a large human. At six posts the size she can command once again diminishes to now the size of a young child meaning only a few feet. Once nine posts are reached Nami can only command up to the size of a family pet such as a cat or small dog in terms of size. These drawbacks are constant throughout a thread unless two or more days have passed or if they're healed by another character with a healing technique Class 3 or higher or with HE of 800 or higher.